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Preheat oven to 180 C
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Rub the olive oil, salt and pepper over the (unpeeled) potatoes and place in a baking dish
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Bake for 1 hour then remove and allow to cool slightly for a few minutes - but potatoes should still be hot
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Cut the potatoes in half and scoop out the insides.
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Keep the skins or eat them now.
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They're really nice!
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Mash the potato thoroughly with a fork (or use a fancy ricer if you own one)
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Add to a bowl with 200g of flour and mix quickly
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Make a well in the middle and add the eggs, lightly beaten
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Bring the mixture together to a very soft dough
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Sprinkle a surface with flour and cut the dough into 4 pieces
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Roll out each piece to a long sausage and cut with a sharp knife into pillow shapes
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Roll each gnocchi over a fork to create grooves and place on a floured plate or surface.
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Set half aside as you only need half for this recipe.
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The rest will keep in the fridge.
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Season the steak well with salt and pepper and lightly oil it
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Chop the bacon and fry on a medium heat with a small amount of olive oil to crisp and release the fat
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Chop the leeks and add to the pan
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Slice a clove of garlic and add to the pan
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Add half of the butter and stir in with the seasoning
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Cook until the leeks are very soft - circa 15 mins
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Meanwhile bring a pan of salted water to the boil for the gnocchi - these will cook as the steak rests
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Heat another pan as high as you can and add the steak, pressing down firmly
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Cook to your liking.
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For the 250g steak I cooked this was 2 mins on first side, 1 min on the 2nd side then another minute on the fat edge
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Mix together the olive oil, red wine vinegar and seasoning and add the cooked steak to the dressing (turn it around to coat) and leave to rest
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Cook the gnocchi until they float - 3 to 4 mins
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Meanwhile add the remaining butter and a ladle of the gnocchi water to the leeks and cook in a high heat to create an emulsified butter sauce
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Add the cooked gnocchi to the pan (don't get rid of the water as its useful for thinking down the sauce later if needed)
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Toss together well until the sauce is the desired consistency
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Slice the steak and serve with the gnocchi and sauce
